Sr. Transportation Engineer - Roadways

Location(s): Houston, Plano, Fort Worth, or Austin, Texas

Job Title: Sr. Transportation Engineer - Roadway

Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time/Direct Hire 

• You will work in an open-concept office setting. 
• Local travel may be required for attending client or public meetings, scoping new assignments, and visiting project sites.

Description

Do you see your career as a highway to a brighter future? Join our Roadways team to drive forth our economies, our societies, and your career.

Your Opportunity

• As a Senior Transportation Engineer, you will leverage your experience with Texas highway and roadway projects to assist in our growing Texas practice and manage the design and delivery of various projects from conceptual planning, through design, construction, and completion.
• You will perform a variety of tasks with potentially complex features that will require the application of mature knowledge, sound principles and best practices. 
• The role of a Senior Transportation Engineer is to work independently on smaller projects, and as a team member of a larger project. You will lead the design of assigned projects to ensure reliability, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• You may provide supervision and guidance to a group of employees, assigning tasks, checking work at frequent intervals for accuracy and completeness; and maintaining budgets and schedules. You may support proposal efforts to expand our project base in the Texas market.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of project plans and drawings for various projects including urban and rural roadways, highways, rail, transit, trails, and intersections
• Prepare complex engineering designs and plans for urban and rural roadways and highways
• Develop budgets and monitor work of assigned team to ensure budgets and schedules are met
• Coordinate with Project Managers, project team and clients
• Responsible for design, review and sealing of assigned projects
• Supervise the work of engineers and CAD assigned
• Lead and develop junior staff

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Thorough understanding of codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions
• Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgement, creativity, and innovation
• Proficient in MicroStation 3D modeling tools, and/or other relevant design software
• MUST HAVE: OpenRoad experience and be proficient using this software. 
• Strong knowledge of the Department of Transportation's legal requirements, design/planning procedures, and PSE plan production in relevant jurisdictions
• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting, engage in creative and critical though, and effectively communicate ideas, design issues and solutions to others
• Ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule
• Effective communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Transportation Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field
• MUST HAVE - Active TX PE License or ability to obtain a Texas PE within six months of hire required
• Minimum of 10 years highway/roadway design experience
• TxDOT Precertification preferred

Benefits Summary: 

• Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. 
• Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. 
• In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
• Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
• The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.